Venice Ristorante is a pass-the-pasta hit in LoDo and Greenwood Village â€” so owner Alessandro Carollo is taking the show on the road to La Jolla, Calif.

He told me all about it when I stopped in the LoDo shop Saturday night â€” and the joint was jammed. It always is. With $3 food and $5 wine after 9 p.m. and before 7 p.m. â€” LoDo denizens know a bargain.

Carollo says heâ€™s taking over a beautiful restaurant in the middle of La Jolla named Tutto Mare. He plans to open the joint June 29. And the swears heâ€™s not worried about running multiple restaurants in Colorado and California.

â€œWe have chefs from Italy,â€? he says. â€œIt will be the same concept as Venice in LoDo.â€?

If he keeps up those happy hour prices, there are going to be some very happy La Jollans.

Bill Hustedâ€™s column appears Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Husted also appears Tuesdays and Fridays on â€œGood Day Coloradoâ€? on Fox 31. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com.